Portland Trail Blazers wing Gary Payton II “hopes” to make his debut with the team next week, according to Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes.
Portland Trail Blazers guard Gary Payton II hopes to make his season debut next week, league sources tell Bleacher Report. The defensive stalwart has been recovering from offseason surgery to a core muscle.
The organization thought he would have returned to action a month earlier, sources say, but Payton opted to take his time to heal not only physically but mentally. He will receive his championship ring Dec.